White Lavender
White Lavender Flowers?
White Lavender has been a treasured variety of True Lavender in English gardens for about 400 years. Considered a rare Lavender due to the shear abundance of a myriad of different Lavender colors available in the genus.
White Lavender flowers are gracefully displayed on long sturdy stems perfect for drying or using in crafts.
White Lavender, though highly fragrant, is not as hardy as the rest of the Lavandula angustifolias or English Lavenders.
White Lavender Plants
Lavandula angustifolia 'Alba' bears snow white flowers highlighted by silver grey calyxes. The leaves and foliage are silver grey with broader leaves. The sweet clean fragrance is that of True Lavender.
'Dwarf White' is a very small Lavender almost miniature when compared to others. Very low growing, compact, with highly fragrant foliage perfect for edging a bed or walk.
Lavandula intermedia White Grosso is a Lavandin or hybrid. Very hardy and robust grower as with other Lavandins. Other white intermedia Lavenders include 'White Spike' and 'Alba' sometimes confused with Lavandula angustifolia Alba.
Lavandula stoechas 'Alba' is a stoechas Lavender that is native to Italy. The flowers themselves are not as showy as the purple stoechas varieties.
Growing white Lavender in the garden provides a nice contrast especially when planted next to other colors such as pink, Lavender blue or the purple of hidcote. Group different colors together for an eye catching Lavender garden.
